Sri Lanka's left-arm orthodox bowler, Dunith Wellalage, achieved his maiden five-for in ODIs as India were dismissed for 213 in their Super Four clash in the Asia Cup.
India won the toss and elected to bat first. This was their third consecutive day on the field, following the rain-affected ODI against Pakistan that required two days to complete due to inclement weather.
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Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored a half-century for the second consecutive match. However, the other batsmen displayed signs of fatigue, failing to capitalise on their good starts and build substantial innings.
India reached 80 runs for the first wicket but then lost three wickets before crossing the 100-run mark.
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Wellalage claimed all three of those wickets and went on to take two more, finishing his 10-over spell with figures of 5 wickets for 40 runs, marking his first five-for in ODIs.
Charith Asalanka, another spinner, took four wickets while conceding 18 runs in nine overs.
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In the end, India tumbled for a total of 213 runs. In the last-wicket partnership, Axar Patel and Mohammad Siraj contributed 27 runs, which could prove valuable on the tricky Premadasa wicket.